Okay, what do you call this?
I call it a bathrobe or maybe just a robe. My husband calls it a housecoat. My understanding is that house coats are thin cottony things with flowers that my grandmother and Mrs. Loopner wore. They look like this:
It’s not a marriage breaker, but still. You’d think the guy would have brought his vocabulary into the 21st century (or at least the late 20th century). What do you call it?
I’m with you, Susan. The first photo is a bathrobe. The second is a housecoat.
What part of the country is your husband from?
The first, a robe; the second, a housecoat.
And my husband makes the same mistake. Is it just Cleveland men?
I’m glad I’m not alone in this.